Milking-pail.



.fUmTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

v WILLIAM B. HERB, 0F MILFORD, DELAWARE.

MILKIIgG-PAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 1912. Serial No. 697,207.

or other-foreign particles which may fallfrom the animal during the milking operation from being carried into the pail...

` Another object o f the invention-is to provide a pail wherein the straining elements thereof can be readily separated and treated to a sterilizing bath whereby the pail can be Another object of the invention is to provide a pail wherein the carrying bail will be adapted to forma lock for the straining attachment to prevent the same from accidental displacement from the pail when the latter is carried from place to place.,

'Another object of the invention is to provide a pail wherein one of the straining elements will be constructed with a relatively large mouth or funnel like portion whose intake end is substantially co-extensive with the width of the pail so as to enable the pail to be used from either side of the animal.

-In the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of refercnce indicate similar parts inthe several views Figurev 1 .is a vertical section through the pail. Fig. 2 is an inverted perspective view of one of the straining ele ments. Fig. 3 is a similar view ofthe other straining elements. Fig. `4 is a section simi` larv to Fig. 1 showing a slightly modified form 'of the invention.

The pail 1 is refeiably of an increased diameter upwardly, being provided at its open end with a reinforcing ,bead 2, bail attaching ears 3 and abail 4. The said bail has its terminals provided with eyes 5 which arc operatively engaged in the ears 3 whereby the bail can be conveniently adjusted so as to lie at one side of the pail or above the same as the occasion may demand. The oyes 5 of the bail are'provided with inwardly extended free spring terminals 6. for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The

j extending portion 62 said free inwardly extending spring terminals 6 thence extend laterally forming an abutting horizontal portion 6 andsaid portion thence terminating in a vertically eyes 5 of the bail. l

The straining attachment comprises a main upper element 7 which is substantially of inverted ,frusto-conical form so as to provide the pail with a relatively large mouth and to enable one to use thepail from. The walls of the,l

either side of an animal. e ement 7 are provided with a laterally disposed stop bead 8 which is adapted to rest against the bead 2 of thevpail whereby the adjustment lof the element is limited in one direction. This construction is also such that the bead is disposed in the path l V of the free terminals of theeyes 5 of the maintalned 1n a highly sanitary condition.

bail so as to be engaged thereby as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. This constructlon provides means whereby the straining attachment will be positively secured to t-he pail as will be understoodl F rom 'the bead 8,

the element has portions of its walls eX- `tended downwardly to forman annular flange 9 which is adapted'for frictional engagement with the walls of tne pail.

' The small end of the element 7 is provided with a depending annular 'collar 10, the same being vertically disposed and adapted through frictional contact to be cngaged by the annular iiange 11 of a straining element 12.- This element i's preferably provided with an impervious bottom `13 while the flange 11 is preferably provided with an annular series of passages 13 which are covered with foraminous material or suitable straining devices and which open directly into the pail as clearly shown. The

small end of the clement 7 has'extended thereacross and secured thereto suitable wire gage 14 which serves to. initially purify the milk or to relieve the same of heavy foreign particles before the passage of the milk to the second straining element.

Patented Julyae, n191s.

whereby closing t-he The foraminous materials which extend across the passage 13 in the element 12 are preferably-of a finer mesh than that of the gage 14 so as to positively relieve the milk of' fine foreign particles The reinforcing' wire 15 in the bead 8 of4 the element 7 preferably has port-ions 16 which are extended laterally of said element so as to form manipulating handles which i Will greatly facilitate the attachment of the Astraining `device to the pail or the removal of the same therefrom.

In the modified-form of the invention shown in Fig. L the lower straining element 17 is provided with a substantially conical bottom 18 whose Walls are flared in the direction of the discharge opening 19. By constructing the bottom in this manner the milk will be held against collecting or remaining thereon.

1. A milk pail having its walls provided with an annular bead, a straining attach ment removably fitted in the upper end of the pail and provided with an annular bead and having its terminals resting against the lirst bead and terminating downwardly for frictional engagement with the inner walls of the pail, ears carried by said pail, a bail pivoted to said ears formed with inwardly disposed yieldable eye' portions adapted to engage and ovcrlie the second bead when the vbail is in an upright position whereby the attachment is held operatively associated with the pail and preventing any accidental displacement therefrom.

2. A milk pail havingv its with an` annular bead, a straining attachment removably fitted in the upper end of the pail and provided with an annular bead resting against the first bead, said pail being provided with ears, a pivoted bail carried by the ears and l1 aving its terminal portions formed with eyes, the said portions of the pail constituting the eyes, bulge inwardly, thence extend laterally to form a horizontally disposed abutting portion, and thence extend upwardly and in contact with the outer side faces of the bail, the said laterally extended horizontal portion adapted to engage against-and overlie theA second bead wheny the bail is in an uprightv position, whereby the attachment is held operatively associated with the bead and the inner walls or" the pail for preventing any accidental displacement therefrom.

vIn testimony whereof 'l atlix my signatur in presence of two witnesses.

VILL'IAM B. HERB.

Witnesses CHARLES Gr. ltlsnnn, GEO. G. RUSSELL.

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